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Jacoby, Barbara – Journal of College and Character, 2020
The existing literature offers little insight into the participation of commuter, adult, and part-time students in the myriad civic engagement initiatives of higher education institutions. The landscape related to both the foci of this article has become more complex over time, and the issues have become more acute. This article describes the…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Student Empowerment, Citizen Participation, College Students
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Jacoby, Barbara – New Directions for Student Services, 2015
Theory helps us understand commuter students and develop environments, policies, and practices that enhance their educational experience.
Descriptors: Commuting Students, College Students, Educational Experience, Theories
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Dugan, John P.; Garland, John L.; Jacoby, Barbara; Gasiorski, Anna – NASPA Journal, 2008
Although students who live off-campus comprise over 85% of today's college enrollments (Horn & Nevill, 2006), the body of research on this group is far smaller than that on residential students. Researchers regularly treat commuter students as a homogenous group and largely ignore the significant within-group differences that characterize the…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Student Diversity, Family (Sociological Unit), Leadership